Assessing 11 Flashcards
Components of a nursing health history
Chief complaint, started, past illnesses, family history, lifestyle, social (family, race, $) stress, other doctors
Focused interview
Specific questions
Directive interview
Highly structured
No directive interview
Rapport building interview
Closed questions
Yes or no answers
Open ended questions
Invite clients to talk
Neutral question
Without direction or pressure from nurse. Open ended
Leading question
Closed question, directive interview
Screening examination
Also called review of systems.
Brief review of essential functioning of various body parts or systems
Inferences
Nurses interpretation or conclusion s made based on the cues
Phases of nursing process
Assessment, analysis, planning, implementing, evaluation